Missouri law states that marriage should be considered as an union of man and woman.

Nixon was asked about it at a Liberty stop on the campus of William Jewell College.

Mahoney reported that the governor was there promoting his version of Medicaid expansion.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases Tuesday dealing with the issue of gay marriage and civil unions.

“I don’t know if move is the right word,” Nixon told reporters. “I could only say in the setting we’re in right now, that there is going to be plenty of time to look at what to discuss on that issue in the future.”

When pressed to say if he had moved on the issue or had evolved on it, Nixon turned the question back to the subject he wanted to speak about.

“There will be many more opportunities to discuss that. We’re here to talk about Medicaid,” Nixon said.